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Ifeoma Ozoma is the Founder and Principal of Earthseed.

National

'It Really Is A Gag Order': California May Limit Nondisclosure Agreements

3:48pm March 06, 2021

by Rachael Myrow

Former Pinterest employee Ifeoma Ozoma risked a lawsuit when she made public her allegations of workplace discrimination and harassment. She hopes California will ban contracts like the one she had.

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Courts

Firefighters File Civil Rights Lawsuit Against City of Winston-Salem

7:01pm February 16, 2021

by Paul Garber

A group of Winston-Salem firefighters has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city.

The new measure signed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Tuesday bans an old law that resulted in decades of discrimination by police against women of color and people who are transgender.

New York Repeals 'Walking While Trans' Law

2:45am February 03, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The anti-loitering law, passed in 1976, resulted in decades of discrimination by law enforcement against women of color and people who are transgender, critics say.

A cyclist rides on the sidewalk past a Los Angeles Times advertisement in downtown Los Angeles. The newspaper is being sued by employees alleging pay discrimination.

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Journalists File Bias Complaint Against LA Times, As Editor Promises Change

7:45am June 25, 2020

by David Folkenflik

On Wednesday LA Times Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine pledged greater diversity and sensitivity. Yet in court, LA Times journalists allege longstanding bias against Blacks, Hispanics and women.

A jury awarded Sgt. Keith Wildhaber nearly $20 million in a discrimination lawsuit against the St. Louis County Police Department.

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Missouri Cop Who Says He Was Told 'Tone Down Your Gayness' Wins Discrimination Case

4:11pm October 30, 2019

by Rachel Treisman

Sgt. Keith Wildhaber sued the St. Louis County Police Department in 2017, alleging he was passed over for promotions because he is gay. A jury agreed and awarded him nearly $20 million on Friday.

Online Resource Helps Families Of Color Talk To Kids About Racism

4:39pm October 18, 2019

by Bethany Chafin

Local experts have created a new program that helps families of color talk to their children about racism and discrimination.

A month after Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, Sherrine Petit Homme LaFrance gets a hug from husband Ferrier Petit Homme. The storm destroyed their home on Grand Abaco Island. They are now living with China Laguerre in Nassau.

PHOTOS: After The Storm, Haitians In The Bahamas Depend On The Kindness Of Strangers

2:52pm October 12, 2019

One woman turned her home into an ad hoc shelter for Haitians displaced by the storm and facing discrimination.

Wanda Onafuwa says a house next door to her in Baltimore fell into disrepair after Bank of America foreclosed on the property.

A New Trump Rule Could Weaken A Civil Rights Era Housing Discrimination Law

8:31pm July 31, 2019

by Chris Arnold

The Trump administration is moving to weaken the Fair Housing Act, according to housing advocates. They say a proposed rule would make it harder to bring lawsuits alleging racial discrimination.

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Roger Severino, director of the Office for Civil Rights, announced Friday a new proposed rule rolling back anti-discrimination protections for transgender patients. Those protections had been written in 2016 but enjoined in court.

Trump Administration Proposes Rule To Reverse Protections For Transgender Patients

6:02pm May 24, 2019

A federal agency issued a proposed rule Friday that rolls back Obama-era protections for transgender patients. Advocates for transgender people say the rule leaves them vulnerable to discrimination.

A new study finds that up to 20 percent of the LGBT population in this country live in rural America. For the most part, they chose that life for the same reasons others do: tight-knit communities with a shared sense of values.

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New Study: LGBT People A 'Fundamental Part of The Fabric Of Rural Communities'

4:41pm April 04, 2019

by Leila Fadel

Up to 20 percent of LGBT Americans live in rural parts of the country. A new study says they shouldn't have to choose between being protected from discrimination and choosing where they call home.